17 May 2009

Couples [and the RSS Question]

Regarding the RSS feed question that many people have mentioned, I would prefer to put it back on full feed. There is, however, one website that lifts the whole feed and blogs it almost everyday. I'm just looking for a way to restrict certain websites from doing so [have had no luck yet]. If anyone knows a clever bit of code for blogger, let me know. Or any other tips. It's the whole feed being nicked and this website is starting to appear in certain search results, instead of Cycle Chic, which is why I got miffed.

I've contacted the 'webmaster' who runs this automated 'blog'. He's in India and 'promised' to stop, but hasn't of yet.

Please send any ideas along if you have them so we can rectify this situation.

There is a trick you can play against a malicious site. Publish content with an image in it as the RSS Feed, then change that image to something malicious/embarrassing, so that whoever embeds it ends up looking bad.

Alternatively, embrace it: insert a link back to your site on every entry, and celebrate the extra links you are getting.

Annoying. Can you contact the ISP directly rather than the webmaster? If the Pirate Bay case is anything to go by, they're as liable for the breach of your copyright as the splogger is, and should get the site - or the content - taken down.

I am sorry to hear that. I found a site, recently, that has been publishing my shots without permission. Fortunately, it is a beautiful site and he credits me and links back. I am still ambivalent about it, simply because he has never asked.

Google up on hot linking. I believe there are ways you can disable hot linking from specific IP addresses or domains. It can even be done by regions if you wish.Good luck with it. And I have no problems going to your site from my feed reader. Keep up the wonderful photos and posts!- anonymous coward